Advanced nonlinear control and state observation in robotics

The aim of this book is the analysis of the control theory of the class of rigid robot manipulator systems. Due to the intensive interest that has taken this class of nonlinear systems, a survey on the different approaches used in building control systems for robot manipulators is presented. The main interest of this work is to present in a simpler and a didactic manner a collection of the more recent and illustrative control algorithms developed for robot manipulators systems.